I too am eager to see this one's transformation! It looks like a great piece that'll surely be made better. What's going on with that middle live vein?

If you are referring to the cut paste, I removed a branch from that spot. For some reason, it had been included in the design when Marco Invernizzi styled it back in 2010 when it was owned by a guy in OK (see attached photo). I thought it was terribly disruptive to the trunk, so I took it out.